In a nutshell, the author offers many techniques to help you gently teach your baby to sleep through the night without having to let them cry-it-out. In chapter 1, Elizabeth (the author), states that after 10 days/nights of using the methods described in the book 42% (of 60 test families) had babies sleeping thru the night (technically it's a 5 hour stretch). After Day 20, 53% here sleeping thru the night. After day 60, 92% were sleeping thru the night. (What about the other 8%, you ask? Enter Payton.)
We are almost to the DAY 60 marker...11/14. And while Payton has "technically" slept thru the night a few times, he's not consistent. One method Elizabeth recommends is to do a sleep log every 10 days so you can track your improvement! I have only done 2, in almost 60 days. BUT I have seen some improvement, and I am starting to think the light at the end of the tunnel is still lit!!
Here are my logs:
LOG 1
Date: Sept 26th
| Asleep time: 7:15pm | |
| Awake time: 7:30am | |
| Total number of awakenings: 5 | |
| longest sleep span: 4 hours | |
| total hours of sleep: 11 hr 40 min |
Okay, now LOG 2
Date: Nov 8th
| Asleep time: 7:30pm | |
| Awake time: 0500 | |
| Total number of awakenings: 2 | |
| longest sleep span: 4 hours | |
| total hours of sleep: 9 hr 30 min |
So far he's been waking up earlier...BUT he only woke up twice last night!
I'm going to call that a success :)
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